1 CD / Testament /
2012-06-12
Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers:
Haskil, Clara
Conductors:
Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble:
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
In 1951, Clara Haskil signed an exclusive contract with Philips, which led to a series of recordings that only rarely satisfied her and which, according...continue...
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TES 736
2 CD / Testament /
2012-02-14
Works: Spoken Word: Announcement; George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, HWV 371/Op. 1 no 13; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Sp...
Performers:
Elman, Mischa; Seiger, Joseph
Violinist Mischa Elman rarely played for radio broadcasts, even in America, but he did so occasionally for the BBC. The two recitals on these compact...continue...
Recording information: 1961....continue...
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TES 21475
3 CD / Testament /
2012-02-14
Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Caprice for solo violin in E flat major (Sostenuto-Andante), Op. 1/17, MS 25/17; Camille Sain...
Performers:
Johannesen, Grant; Rabin, Jeanne; Rabin, Michael; Smith, Brooks
Conductors:
Rozsnyai, Zoltán
Michael Rabin's musical voice may have been quiet the past forty years, but to violin aficionados his star still shines brightly. His discography is small,...continue...
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TES 1470
2 CD / Testament /
2012-01-10
Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Performers:
Ferras, Christian [Violin]
Conductors:
Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble:
; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
"Conducting is only a means to an end, never an end in itself. Making music is everything - and the less conducting draws attention to...continue...
Recording information: Neues Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/17/1960)....continue...
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TES 21472
1 CD / Testament /
2012-01-10
Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25
Performers:
Pollini, Maurizio
This outstanding recording of the complete Chopin Études by Maurizio Pollini is being published for the first time by Testament. It was made by EMI at...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (09/05/1960-09/16/1960)....continue...
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TES 1473
6 CD / Testament /
2011-12-13
Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers:
Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors:
Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Slatkin, Felix
The story of the amazing violinist Michael Rabin is complicated and ultimately tragic. When his career should have been reaching the height of his success,...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1960....continue...
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TES 1471
1 CD / Testament /
2011-12-13
Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors:
Barbirolli, John
Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic
Queen Elizabeth II laid the foundation stone of the new Coventry Cathedral in March 1956 and the formal dedication took place in May 1962. Benjamin...continue...
Recording information: Coventry Cathedral, England (06/06/1962)....continue...
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TES 1469
1 CD / Testament /
2011-10-11
Works: Anton Webern: Pieces (6) for orchestra, Op. 6; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble:
; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The great conductor Carlo Maria Giulini's answer to the question of what fascinated him about making music amounted to his Credo: "Music is a great...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (01/1977)....continue...
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TES 1464
1 CD / Testament /
2011-10-11
Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble:
; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The great conductor Carlo Maria Giulini's answer to the question of what fascinated him about making music amounted to his Credo: "Music is a great...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (01/12/1977-01/13/1977)....continue...
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TES 1463
1 CD / Testament /
2011-02-08
Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, D 384/Op 137 no 1; Howard Ferguson: Sonata for violin & piano, no 2, O...
Performers:
Hess, Myra; Stern, Isaac
Both in his memories and in conversation Isaac Stern named Myra Hess as one of the musicians who had influenced him the most. The Hess-Stern...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (08/28/1960)....continue...
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TES 1458
2 CD / Testament /
2011-02-08
Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers:
Cliburn, Van
Conductors:
Reiner, Fritz
The origins of these live 1960 performances lie inevitably in Van Cliburn’s legendary triumph in Moscow’s inaugural Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in 1958, a time...continue...
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago (04/08/1960/04/12/1960)....continue...
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TES 1460
2 CD / Testament /
2010-10-12
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Performers:
Brandis, Thomas [Violin]
Conductors:
Tennstedt, Klaus
The acclaimed German conductor Klaus Tennstedt is featured in this fascinating series of live recordings from the Philharmonie in Berlin. All are from the 1980s...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (11/21/1981)....continue...
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TES 1447
2 CD / Testament /
2010-10-12
Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"
Performers:
Zazofsky, Peter
Conductors:
Tennstedt, Klaus
The acclaimed German conductor Klaus Tennstedt is featured in this fascinating series of live recordings from the Philharmonie in Berlin. All are from the 1980s...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (04/19/1983)....continue...
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TES 1449
2 CD / Testament /
2010-10-12
Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Performers:
Gutierrez, Horacio
Conductors:
Tennstedt, Klaus
The acclaimed German conductor Klaus Tennstedt is featured in this fascinating series of live recordings from the Philharmonie in Berlin. All are from the 1980s...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (03/13/1984)....continue...
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TES 1450
2 CD / Testament /
2010-10-12
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Performers:
Gelber, Bruno-Leonardo
Conductors:
Tennstedt, Klaus
The acclaimed German conductor Klaus Tennstedt is featured in this fascinating series of live recordings from the Philharmonie in Berlin. All are from the 1980s...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (12/14/1981)....continue...
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TES 1448
1 CD / Testament /
2010-10-12
Works: Hans Pfitzner: Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, Op. 17; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163
Performers:
Hierholzer, Babette
Conductors:
Tennstedt, Klaus
The acclaimed German conductor Klaus Tennstedt is featured in this fascinating series of live recordings from the Philharmonie in Berlin. All are from the 1980s...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (10/07/1980)....continue...
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TES 1446
2 CD / Testament /
2010-04-13
Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 3/2; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers:
Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Luchetti, Veriano; Raimondi, Ruggero; Stefan-Savova, Nadia
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
This Rossini Stabat Mater is offered at a special "2 for 1" price. A reviewer for Die Welt said of Giulini's performance, "Giulini's interpretation was...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/13/1978)....continue...
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TES 1435
1 CD / Testament /
2010-04-13
Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 4 in C minor, D 417 "Tragic"; César Franck: Psyché; Claude Debussy: La mer
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/1969)....continue...
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TES 1438
4 CD / Testament /
2010-04-13
Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Conductors:
Kempe, Rudolf
First premiered in 1882, Wagner's last music-drama, Parsifal, was performed at Covent Garden for the first time in 1951. The opera still had a reputation,...continue...
Recording information: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England (06/16/1959)....continue...
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TES 1455
2 CD / Testament /
2010-02-09
Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141
Performers:
Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
This live concert recording dates from 1973. Carlo Maria Giulini led the Berlin Philharmonic in performances of the Tchaikovsky concerto with the Korean violinist Kyung-Wha...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (05/11/1973)....continue...
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TES 1439
2 CD / Testament /
2010-02-09
Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
For many Bruckner fans, Carlo Maria Giulini's haunting interpretations with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra still linger in the memory. This live performance of the eighth...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (02/11/1984)....continue...
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TES 1436
1 CD / Testament /
2010-01-12
Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
This performance of Bruckner's seventh symphony was recorded live for radio broadcast at the Philharmonie in Berlin in 1985. Carlo Maria Giulini leads the Berlin...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (03/05/1985)....continue...
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TES 1437
2 CD / Testament /
2010-01-12
Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in...
Performers:
Cliburn, Van
After 23-year-old Van Cliburn of Texas won the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, taking with him both the hearts of the Russian people and his jury...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (06/07/1959)....continue...
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TES 1445
4 CD / Testament /
2009-10-13
Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser
Performers:
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Graf, Maria [Mezzo-soprano]; Greindl, Josef; Hotter, Hans; Ilosvay, Maria von; Lammers, Gerda; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Modl, Martha; Schartel, Elisabeth; Scheppan, Hilde;...
Conductors:
Keilberth, Joseph
The release of Joseph Keilberth’s legendary stereo recordings of the first cycle of the 1955 Ring at Bayreuth brought Testament worldwide acclaim. Partly for recording...continue...
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TES 1432
4 CD / Testament /
2009-08-11
Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Spoken Word: Jon Vickers in conversation with Jon Tolansky
Performers:
Allman, Robert; Carlyle, Joan; Davies, Rhoderick; Elms, Lauris; Evans, Edgar; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Langdon, Michael; Lewis, Ronald; Robinson, Forbes; Rouleau, Joseph; Shuard, Amy; Thebom, Bl...
Conductors:
Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
From our privileged position, half a century on, there may be a temptation to feel superior and to undervalue the 1957 Covent Garden Trojans and...continue...
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TES 1443
1 CD / Testament /
2009-02-10
Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Karol Szymanowski: Myths (3), Op. 30; Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Performers:
Oistrakh, David; Yampolsky, Vladimir
This Enescu Festival program is a very interesting one. Its repertoire ranges from Fritz Kreisler's transcription of the Schumann violin concerto to Franck's immortal violin...continue...
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TES 1442
4 CD / Testament /
2009-02-10
Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers:
Brouwenstijn, Gre; Graf, Maria [Mezzo-soprano]; Greindl, Josef; Hotter, Hans; Ilosvay, Maria von; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Modl, Martha; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Schartel, Elisabeth; Va...
Conductors:
Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Testament's highly acclaimed release of the legendary 1955 stereo recordings of the Ring made by Decca at Bayreuth featured the first of two cycles of...continue...
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TES 1433
1 CD / Testament /
2009-01-13
Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, for string orchestra (arr. from String Sextet, Op.4); Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductors:
Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
This Testament CD dates from October 1988. Forty years had passed since Karajan had first conducted in London in April 1948. During those years, audiences...continue...
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TES 1431
1 CD / Testament /
2009-01-13
Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Rondo for pian...
Performers:
Cliburn, Van
Conductors:
Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
1958 was a red-letter year not only in music competition history but in the entire history of performance. In that year the USSR established the...continue...
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TES 1440
1 CD / Testament /
2008-10-14
Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Siegfried
Performers:
Farrell, Eileen [Soprano Vocals]; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors:
Stokowski, Leopold; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble:
Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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TES 1415
1 CD / Testament /
2008-10-14
Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers:
Albanese, Licia; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors:
Weissmann, Frieder; Marzollo, Dick; Morel, Jean Paul; Trucco, Victor; Stokowski, Leopold
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TES 1414
1 CD / Testament /
2008-10-14
Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors:
Walter, Bruno
Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
"For those who know only the commercial recordings of Bruckner by Bruno Walter (1876-1962), especially the inscriptions made in Los Angeles after his heart attack...continue...
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TES 1424
2 CD / Testament /
2008-10-14
Works: Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers:
Bergonzi, Carlo; di Stasio, Anna; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Labo, Flaviano; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Rinaudo, Mari...
Conductors:
Leibowitz, René; Previtali, Fernando; Leinsdorf, Erich; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble:
; Rome Opera House Orchestra
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TES 1420
2 CD / Testament /
2008-10-14
Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Performers:
Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; King, James [Vocals]; MacDonald, Kenneth; Silja, Anja; Talvela, Martti
Conductors:
Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble:
BBC Chorus
The great conductor Otto Klemperer was known for his 'deliberate' tempos. The Observer's review of the live performance heard here said, "From the opening bars...continue...
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TES 1423
1 CD / Testament /
2008-09-09
Works: Henry Geehl: For you alone; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Emil Sjögren: I drömmen di är mig nära; August Körling: Vita rosor; Gerald A...
Performers:
Bjorling, Jussi; Schauwecker, Frederick
Conductors:
Grevillius, Nils
Ensemble:
Orchestra
Historic Masters Ltd., a company formed to continue historic reissues of vocal recordings initiated by the British Institute of Recorded Sound, contributed to this release...continue...
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TES 1427
2 CD / Testament /
2008-09-09
Works: Recorded Sound: Applause & Announcements; Applause; Ludwig van Beethoven: König Stephan (King Stephen), incidental music, Op. 117; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Johannes Brahms: Sy...
Conductors:
Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Widely regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, Otto Klemperer met Gustav Mahler in 1905 while conducting the off-stage brass at...continue...
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TES 1425
2 CD / Testament /
2008-08-12
Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers:
Callas, Maria; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Mantovani, Dino; Martelli, Edith; Monti, Nicola; Ricciardi, Franco; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal]
Conductors:
Votto, Antonino
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
As Rene Seghers notes in his essay, at her 1955 debut in the role of Amina, Maria Callas "dominated the ensembles and, at certain moments,...continue...
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TES 1417
13 CD / Testament /
2008-08-12
Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers:
Allman, Robert; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Coates, Edith; Dalberg, Frederick; Evans, Edgar; Fisher, Sylvia; Grant, June; Hale, Una; Hotter, Hans; Howitt, Barbara; Ilosvay, Maria von; Klein, Peter; Kra...
Conductors:
Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Richard Wagner's complete 'Ring' cycle led by Rudolf Kempe, recorded live at the Royal Opera House in 1957 is now available from Testament in new...continue...
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TES 1426
1 CD / Testament /
2008-06-10
Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphonic Variations for Orchestra, Op. 78/B 70; Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Piano no 4 ("Incantation"), H. 358; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers:
Firkusny, Rudolf
Conductors:
Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
In August 1957, the Philharmonia Orchestra made a triumphant appearance at the Eleventh Edinburgh Festival, where this fascinating Rafael Kubelik concert was recorded. Captured here...continue...
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TES 1421
2 CD / Testament /
2008-06-10
Works: Giuseppe Sarti: Giulio Sabino; Alessandro Stradella: Le gare dell'amor eroico; Alessandro Scarlatti: Work(s); Il Pirro e Demetrio; Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme; Il Flavio; George Frederick Handel: M...
Performers:
Taubman, Leo; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]
The leading operatic 'tenore di grazia' of the 1950s and '60s, Cesare Valletti (1922-2000) was also an incomparable interpreter of songs. A few years after...continue...
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TES 1413
1 CD / Testament /
2008-06-10
Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Richard Strauss: Sonata for Cello and Piano in F m...
Performers:
Firkusny, Rudolf; Pennario, Leonard; Piatigorsky, Gregor
Recorded between 1966 and 1968, Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976) delivers firmly shaped readings of three cello sonatas, vividly transferred from original RCA Victor masters. Felix Mendelssohn...continue...
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TES 1419
14 CD / Testament /
2008-02-12
Works: Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Performers:
Blankenheim, Toni; Bolotine, Mina; Brouwenstijn, Gre; Graf, Maria [Mezzo-soprano]; Greindl, Josef; Hollweg, Ilse; Hotter, Hans; Ilosvay, Maria von; Kuen, Paul; Lammers, Gerda; Lustig, Rudolf; Milinko...
Conductors:
Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Testament is proud to present the first-ever stereo recording of the 'Ring' cycle featuring definitive performances by Wolfgang Windgassen as Siegfried, Hans Hotter as Wotan,...continue...
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TES 1412
2 CD / Testament /
2008-01-08
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani
Performers:
Bardi, Giorgio Kokolios; Callas, Maria; Carmassi, Bruno; Christoff, Boris; Frosini, Mario; Mascherini, Enzo; Masini, Mafalda; Paoli, Aldo de; Pettini, Lido; Ristori, Brenno; Sarri, Gino
Conductors:
Kleiber, Erich
Ensemble:
Florence Teatro Comunale Orchestra
Testament scores a major coup with this seminal recording by Maria Callas in its first-ever release made from newly-discovered masters. The high-quality tapes which were...continue...
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TES 1416
2 CD / Testament /
2007-07-10
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; I vespri siciliani; Giovanna d'Arco; Nabucco; I lombardi; Ernani; Il Trovatore; Otello
Performers:
Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Fernandi, Eugenio; Modesti, Giuseppe
Conductors:
Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra
"hearing this 1959 set after many years, it stands up beautifully and can be highly recommended. The hushed opening mesmerizes and the "Dies irae" and...continue...
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TES 2140
2 CD / Testament /
2007-07-10
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers:
Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie, William; Forti, Carlo; Galassi, Elvira; Gobbi, Tito; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]; Mandelli, Luisa; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Zaccaria, Nicola [Bass Vocal];...
Conductors:
Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble:
Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Testament's La Traviata presents the first CD release of EMI's original 1956 recording. Walter Legge would have preferred Maria Callas for Violetta, but she was...continue...
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TES 2211
1 CD / Testament /
2007-06-12
Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Götterdämmerung
Performers:
Flagstad, Kirsten
Conductors:
Furtwängler, Wilhelm
"As Michael Tanner opines in an interesting booklet-note, these two formidable artists had several collaborations in these Wagnerian excerpts, but caught live in very reasonable...continue...
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TES 1410
1 CD / Testament /
2007-06-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Spoken Word: A Tribute to Bernard Walton (Speech); Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers:
Bean, Hugh; Croxford, Eileen; Mason, Frances; Walton, Bernard; Wellington, Christopher
Conductors:
Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Walton's technical gifts were nothing short of amazing, not least his ability to control absolutely the power, reach and duration of a given note at...continue...
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TES 1381
2 CD / Testament /
2007-02-13
Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le pardon de Ploërmel "Dinorah"; Karl Goldmark: Rustic Wedding, symphonic poem in E flat major, Op. 26; Georges Bizet: La Jolie Fille de Perth, orchestral suite; Jules Massene...
Performers:
Cooley, Carlton; koff, Mischa
Conductors:
Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
"Mono sound, surprisingly clear and luminous, is what we have on an unmissable two-CD Testament set of live NBC recordings conducted by Toscanini... these are...continue...
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TES 1404
4 CD / Testament /
2007-02-13
Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers:
Bolotine, Mina; Brouwenstijn, Gré; Graf, Maria [Mezzo-soprano]; Greindl, Josef; Ilosvay, Maria von; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Schartel, Elisabeth; Uhde, H...
Conductors:
Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Chorus
"So the great project reaches its glorious close, as magnificently conducted, played, and sung as the rest of this revelatory Ring. One wonders anew at...continue...
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TES 1393
3 CD / Testament /
2007-02-13
Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Anonymous: God Save the Queen (National Anthem, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no...
Conductors:
Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Available again after a long absence from the catalogue, these brilliant examples of the art of Arturo Toscanini are available again once more. These recordings...continue...
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TES 3167
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